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You guys I recommend going through the loss prevention sub on Reddit!! Its ppl who work security at different stores and its helpful to know what to watch out for and how they catch ppl lifting
I lifted so many skincare stuff I’m excited to try them 🌻🌻🌻
hi there, i'm messaging a whole bunch of blogs because i'm honestly so paranoid right now. i've lifted from several different places making sure i conceal my stuff in different places so they can't really trace it. in luggages at walmart, between shit that won't be moved for awhile, going to the bathroom (barnes and noble) and throwing away the boxes. i don't think anyone saw me, but what is the likelihood of having the police come get you after you successfully lifted something? help
If you make it to your vehicle without being caught you’ll be fine.
nooo no no no please stop saying that!!! it is NOT TRUE!!!!!!!! you are going to get people caught with this shit!! there is NO POINT where you are home free. just because you make it out the doors doesn’t mean they weren’t watching you the whole time. just because you leave the parking lot doesn’t mean they can’t do shit about it. many stores will purposefully let you steal over and over again until you hit the felony amount in your state. if they were watching you on cam and weren’t 100% sure you took something, but they suspected you, you can bet they’ll recognize you next time you come in, and if you make ONE mistake, they will prosecute for EVERY item they think you stole. many places even increase the amount you’re charged with, just because they can and you can’t prove you didn’t take more. it’s also completely legal and common practice to let you “get away” and then send a fine and court date straight to the address registered to your license plate. this isn’t a game and there are no winning conditions. by the way - leaving empty packaging behind is solid evidence that you stole something, even if they never caught it on camera or personally saw you doing it. empty packages = theft and it is absolutely enough to prosecute. please, for the love of god, STOP telling people that they’re fine just because they made it out the door. it’s absolutely not true and it’s an extremely dangerous misconception to be spreading to new lifters. you are never safe. there is ALWAYS a chance that you could get caught, even months after you do it. these places don’t fuck around. being paranoid is better than being caught.
You safe just because you made it out the door. However if the police show up at your door, unless they have an warrant for your arrest, DENY LEAVING THE STORE WITH ANYTHING. They will tell you that they have it on camera, KEEP DENYING LEAVING WITH ANYTHING. They will say that it will be better if you just admit it, DENY, DENY, DENY. Say nothing, and stick to it. If they don’t have a warrant for your arrest then they do not have enough evidence to prosecute you, they want you to admit to it so they can arrest you for it. If you open your mouth to say anything let it be “Do I need a lawyer?”, “Am I under arrest?” or “I did not leave that store with any merchandise that was not paid for.”, for the love of your freedom don’t admit to anything. They will lie to you and say that they have the evidence and that it will be easier on you if you just tell the truth, POLICE CAN AND WILL LIE TO GET YOU TO CONFESS.
Please be safe, stay alert and happy lifting.
Yes! Police aren’t to be trusted. I’ve had them screw me over - when I was the victim - too many times to count. Oh, your husband is beating the shit out of you? Sorry, it’ll take awhile. We have to go see about a shoplifter.
VS, Charløtte Ruśse, Tørrid / $329.14
-underwear (x24 or sm) ….. $252.20
-chokers ….. $20
-tights (x5) ….. $35.95
-shirt ….. $8
-fairy lights ….. $12.99
H&M / $79.97
-flower crown ….. $5.99
-shirts (x2) ….. $16
-hoodie ….. $34.99
-flannel ….. $17.99
-socks (x2 pair) ….. $5
Høt Topïc / $80.10
-choker ….. $5
-rainbow belt ….. $12.90
-patches ….. $9.80
-lipstick ….. $3
-tights ….. $39.50
-bath bomb ….. $9.90
P*****t / $148.97
-hårry pôtter pins ….. $20
-hårry pøtter necklace ….. $10
-apple gummy candy ….. $4
-buttons ….. $8
-unicorn frenzies series 2 grab box ….. $6.99
-møofie breakfast besties ….. $32
-sûshi cars blind box ….. $8
-krampus pop figurine ….. $12
-playing cards ….. $11.98
-pusheën plushies ….. $24
-gudëtama grab box ….. $12
D******i Japan / $34.99
-deäth notes (x2) ….. $30
-phone charm ….. $4.99
Båth & Bødy Works / $6.95
-bath bomb ….. $6.95
Michæl’s / $60
-cøpics ….. $56
-parrot figurine ….. $3
-ártïst’s loft colourless blender ….. $4
Yånkee Candle / $12.50
-black sand beach candle ….. $12.50
Førëver 21 / $16.80
-tights ….. $8
-socks (x2 pair) ….. $8.80
Clæire’s / $25
-”partners in crime” necklaces (for the irony lol) ….. $10
-nose rings (x4) ….. $6
-earcuffs (x4) ….. $6
-magnetic earrings ….. $3
A Candy Store / $10
-chocolate ….. $10
Påçsun / $20
-purse ….. $20
random jewellery from random stores / $15
total (w/o tax): $839.42
total (w/ tax): $906.57
first of all…. FUCK. this was over a period of two consecutive days. the first three pictures are from the first day (flying solo) and the second day was with my friend (that’s all our shit combined). this is only my 6th haul ever and my friend hasn’t gone lifting in over three years….
PSA to everyone!!! Be careful using any credit/debit card in places you shoplift because they can track you down easily from your number / name and get the police involved ): Target LP does this a lot. If anything pls have cash with you
I want to post my hauls so bad but I’m scared they’re gonna track me or something 🙄
Hey yall here it is
*¨`*•.¸¸.•*¨`*•🍒💖L U S H 💖🍒•*¨`*•.¸¸.•´*¨`* 1) Behavior: • Your behavior could potentially be your number one alibi. Presentation is everything. You will most likely want to do your hair and makeup, wear a cute outfit, look as innocent as possible. The sales associate will ask you what you’re looking for, let them know that you are familiar with lush products, and you know what you came in for.
•Behavior can be a dead giveaway. If you have shaky hands, a worried look on your face, you can’t stop looking behind your back, around the store, and you’re always holding the item you want to take, that is going to stick out to the SA. If you hold onto an avobath bath bomb for 20 minutes the SAs are going to notice if you don’t buy that bath bomb. Be as sneaky and fast as you can. Have steady hands. Don’t stand around waiting for an SA to disappear because chances are they won’t leave you alone.
•Don’t be loud. Don’t be sloppy. And try to avoid taking items to other sections of the store. Don’t fidget be calm. If you act strange or out of place when you’re nervous you shouldn’t be lifting!!!! I promise! Sometimes certain things aren’t meant for everyone.
2) Know your store: • Store size will be the ultimate dealbreaker. As unfortunate as this sounds if your store is tiny, you probably shouldn’t be lifting there. My lush has minimal cameras and lazy SA’s. Most of the time when I go into my lush all of the workers (all twoof them 😂) are just using hand massage bars or scrubs on each other and sampling their products. ^ I once waited at the counter to be checked out for almost 5 minutes. During this time I had my back to the SAs and on a whim (since I had been waiting forever to check out) I stuffed some items in my other bags. So easy when the SAs are lazy.
• Do your research!! Know your stores policy! Even googling your state + shoplifting laws can help you even the slightest bit. I know that my lush has a no chase policy, if they spot suspicious behavior they will customer service you to death. Just cooperate and calm. Don’t lead the SA to believe you feel unsettling.
3) Your purse: • I have a slouchy kind of boho hippie bag that I have used forever. I realized that’s what was a small giveaway in ulta. Walking in with an empty bag, and leaving with a full heavy bag. They knew what was going on. So now I have sleek and structured bag that works so much better. The outside of this bag looks square and fitted and the inside is basically a black hole to say the least.
• With a purse like this, at Lush you can stuff as many bath bombs in your bag as you need with your purse helping you stay discreet. You can also get away with this with a shopping bag. For example hollister has a structured dark bag. With this kind of bag on the crook of your arm and the lush shoppers bag on the crook of your arm (kind of hiding the first bag) you can slip things into your purse instead of the lush bag.
4) Actual tips: • Only conceal an item if you’re positive you’re not being watched. • Its absolutely much better to leave with nothing than to leave with getting caught. Don’t be greedy! Trust your instincts! • Go into Lush on a busier day but at times when the store is somewhat slow. ^ Remember if someone else is shopping most of the time they aren’t paying attention to you. They are too busy shopping! • My fav blind spot in lush is in the back by the foot scrubs. • Don’t spend too much time handling the item you plan on lifting: I brought attention to this once but it needs reiterated. This will give the LP or SA more time to see you with merchandise and more time for them to become suspicious of what you plan on doing with it. Don’t conceal in the same spot more than twice. Don’t go back to the bath bomb display more than twice. Don’t be greedy!!!!! Take your items and conceal as fast as you can! After you conceal in your shopping bag/ purse put any extra items you want back. Most of the SAs are extremely lazy. Grab your phone and pretend you are going to meet up with someone. “yeah I’m in lush. Do you wanna meet here? Yeah. I guess I am. Ok I’ll find you there” and leave. I always take a few of the bath bomb paper baggies and I go into a bathroom and I put the bath bombs in the bags. I always always leave the mall I hit lush. I don’t lift there often. Please make it look like you’re actually shopping you know? Open jars of lotion, smell bath bomb bombs, rub eyeshadow shades on your wrist. Look for prices.
I’ve never made a masterpost before I hope I covered the basics! Stay safe and have a dreamy experience lifting at Lush.
Yay I didn’t think this would get this many notes!
you deserve all the notes on this, anyone that would take the time to write all this out and give such useful tips, deserves the notes.fr
Gonna head to the mall in a bit so let’s see if I can lift something 😭
*copied from a thread, not mine*
SHOPLIFTING TECHNIQUES
Blind Spot A blind-spot is a section of the store where you are barely visible by any cameras or employees and can thus feel free to both collect and dump stuff, without fear of being seen. Make sure your blind-spot is not under surveillance. Never do anything where someone else may see you, even a customer. You can make your own spot inside a shopping cart with large packages to conceal your movements or use display units to your advantage. Also a friends body can be used to block viewing. You will always want to act quickly once you have entered your blind spot and never grab an item and walk straight to your area. Shop your way into it like you need something from there and then shop your way out like you did nothing wrong. Never hang around your blind-spot for too long and don’t keep using the same spot, especially if you are leaving opened packages. Most of all, be careful to never lead Loss Prevention to your blind-spot and remember that Loss Prevention will know their store better then you and will already know where all the blind spots are. Dressing Room After selecting cloths you head to the Dressing Room to try them on. While your in there you decide that instead of purchasing them, you’re going to shoplift them. This can be easily done in the privacy of this little room as long as you know what your doing. The inside of dressing rooms will normally not be monitored by Loss Prevention. If they do they have to have a sign saying that “Dressing Rooms are monitored” for it to be legal. Also most dressing rooms are not 100% private. A lot of times the door or curtain stops about 2 feet from the floor giving Loss Prevention an opportunity to observe some of your actions, especially with a small shoe mirror. Regardless of all of this, you’re going for it and there are several ways you could go about concealing your items. First thing you do is to remove any security tags on the cloths. Removing tags is discussed in the ‘Tools of the Trade’. The most common way to obtain your new cloths would be to place them into another stores bag that you walked in with. Second would be to wear the new cloths under what your already wearing or fold them up and tape them to your body. You could also just exchange the old cloths you are wearing for new ones. Remember to never leave any tags or hangers behind. Otherwise you will be alerting the staff that you took something. Some store will now count the clothing going in and out of the dressing room. To get around this just bring in some older or cheaper cloths in another stores bag, exchange them and place all the tags / stickers on them. Body Stuffing This is a common technique used by women. With a dress on they will take an expensive item such as a bluray and hold it between their thighs and walk out. Also you could have a inflatable ball so that you appear pregnant. Gather cloths and go into a dressing room, deflate the ball and place the cloths in its place, so that you still appear pregnant. Men could taking some small expensive items and place them in the small of your back. Wearing a tight shirt tucked in with a baggier outer shirt would help conceal any item. Cloths can be wrapped and taped around your torso and your legs while wearing bagger cloths. Remember you have to be able to walk out the door without arousing suspicion. The Drink Cup Concealment A large drink is purchased and then brought into the store. You then proceed to drop small heavy items like jewelry into the drink cup. On leaving the store the drink cup is unlikely to be searched. You must be wary of drinking too much or the items will be revealed in the bottom of the cup. Sleight of hand This is a technique used to manipulate items by secretly palming them and hiding the items out of sight while diverting the sales associates attention somewhere else. This is easily done with jewelry and an inattentive sales person. While looking at multiple jewelry you have the sales person distracted while an expensive item is slipped into a pocket. Though it is easy to distract the human eye, the camera is a little harder to fool, so you must keep this in mind when using this tactic. The Drop Bag This Simple technique is use when a person brings a bag from another store in with them. As they shop around the store they will pick up two of the same items and inconspicuously drop one of the items into the open bag while looking the other item over. They then put the one item back as if they didn’t want it and make another selection. Magic Bags A person will bring a foil lined bag that they made out of approximately 10 layers of heavy aluminum-foil, into a store. This is to help shield the security tags that are on merchandise from the alarm towers at the exit of a store. Choose small expensive items and place them into your Magic bag. The tags must be completely shielded for this to work. Seal the bag so that it cannot be penetrated by radio frequency. If there is a “leak” (i.e. If the signal from the tower reach the tag through a opening in the bag) the towers will be activated. You can test it by inserting a cell-phone in to the bag and calling the number. If the phone rings that means the layers are too thin, or there is a hole that is allowing the radio waves in. This bag will only work with the RF (radio frequency) tags. In order for it to work with AM (acousto-magnetic) tags you will need to increase the amount of foil to 30 layers of heavy aluminum-foil. A side note - you may use copper or tin plates instead of the foil to make a magic bag. The only issue with this would be weight. Read ‘Anti-Shoplifting Devices’ to better understand the difference between the RF and AM security tags. Magic Box Like the Magic Bag a shoebox is lined with the appropriate layers of aluminum-foil and inserted into a bag of a local store. The box is placed so the opening is facing up, thus when you are in a concealed area you can discreetly drop items into your box. When you are ready to leave, just close the box with the lid (which was never removed from the bag) and walk out. Magic Pocket You can line a hidden pocket inside of a jacket with aluminum-foil to create a Magic Bag. You would typically cut the bottom out of an inside pocket and then insert a envelope that has been wrapped in foil. You would then place small items into it and seal the flap so that the radio waves won’t penetrate the envelope. Bag Switching Bag switching is attempted by two people who come into the store separately The first person will gather a large amount of merchandise that they want to remove from the store and place it into a large bag. They will then inconspicuously switch their bag with the second person, who has a matching bag that is already filled with items that came from another store. If Loss Prevention is watching the first person and miss the bag switch they will more then likely stop them while the second person walks out with the goods. Box Stuffing This Technique requires the use of a low priced box. You open the box and remove the contents of the box. You then proceed to refill the box with more expensive items. You then reseal the box and take it to a checkout aisle, where you pay the purchase price for the item. You then leave the store with the more expensive items concealed. If the items in the box have security tags on them they will still be active and will set off the alarm towers as you exit. Most of the time the staff will flag you through thinking a mistake was made at the register and the box was not deactivated. You can also leave the low priced item in the box if you have room for your concealed merchandise, make your purchase, then just bring the box with the item back in for a full refund. Shoe Switching This is a typical switch a roué technique where you leave a store with new shoes while leaving your old pair in the store. Some shoe stores will still have both shoes in the box with no security tags on them. These shoes will be the are the easiest to remove. Just swap out when no one is looking. If one of the shoes has a security tag in it then you will need to either use a tag detacher to remove it or if the tag is in a shoe lace hole you can cut the leather a little and pull the tag through the ripped hole. In a store where the employee has to retrieve shoes for you, find the shoes you wish to liberate. Once the salesperson retrieves the right pair, have them go back to the stock room to get another style so you can compare the two. Once the employee is sent back to the stockroom, you simply walk out with the new pair of shoes leaving the old pair in the box. It is always good to have at least two boxes of shoes left on the floor with the old pair in a bottom covered box and an other new pair exposed on top of it. This should allow you time to move away from the store as the employee seeing that you left the new shoes and boxes, will assume that you changed your mind and left. High / Low Shopping Cart With this technique two people will fill up a couple of shopping carts. One will have a few expensive items in it while the other cart will be full of miscellaneous items. You then proceed to the cashier and unload the expensive items first. The cashier scans the items and removes the security tags. As one person loads up the first cart with the high value goods the second person continues to unload the second cart. The second shopper distracts the cashier while the first leaves with the expensive items in the cart. When it comes time to pay the second shopper pays with an invalid credit card or gift card. After a few embarrassing moments the second shopper tells the cashier that they will have to go and get the first shopper who has the cash and leaves the rest of the items behind. They both then leave with the expensive items. Shopping Cart Passing Shopping cart passing is attempted by a two-person group. The first person will gather the desired merchandise into a shopping cart and take it to the register. The cashier will then ring up all the merchandise and place it in bags. Once the total is rung up, the shopper pays with an invalid credit card or gift card. Acting embarrassed for not being able to pay to first shopper leaves the store. Most cashiers will put the shopping cart off to the side and resume ringing up other customers. At this point, the second person moves in and grabs the cart and walks out of the store with the stolen merchandise already in bags. Shopping Cart Hiding You find the item that you are looking for and place it under the cart. You then continue to gather a small dollar amount of merchandise and places it in the upper part of the shopping cart. You then bring the cart to the register and remove all of the merchandise with the exception of the item you wish to take on the bottom of the cart. A lot of times this will be overlooked by the cahier and not rung up. Also small expensive items can be placed under large boxes or bags that are to big to be picked up at the register. If the cashier is not paying attention you will usually be able to get the merchandise past them without much effort. After paying for the smaller dollar items you leave the store. Push Out You fill the cart with a lot of high dollar items and you then proceed to the exit. This technique works well when there are register stands throughout the store and there are multiple exits. It would also help to have a receipt in your hand from a prior visit so that it looks like you have paid for the items in the shopping cart. The Self Bagger With this technique you enter the store with the stores bags already on you. The bags should be as new as they can be and you should have already acquired them in advance. Never walk into a store and pick up a bag out of the recycle bin or an empty cashiers stand. Begin by making your selections and then proceed to a predetermined blind spot in the store. You will then bag up the merchandise and place it the cart. With the merchandise bagged proceed to leave the store. This works really well if there are multiple cashers stands through out the store. The Texas Twofer This in also called the Two for One technique and works well in stores that have multiple check out stands and exits. You enter the store and proceed to gather items you wish to take into a shopping cart. Then placing the cart in a predetermined out of the way area, you grab a second cart and gather the exact same items into the cart. You then take and pay for all those items and leave the store with your receipt. You can either have a second partner or do it yourself. Come back into the store with the receipt and go to your first cart. Bag up the items and proceed to another exit with your receipt as if you just purchased it. This technique could be done for a third time if the store has three exits, but I would caution that this should only be done with a partner. Bag Alarm This works best in Mall stores. You walk into a store with a bag of items from an other store. Inside the bag is a concealed active security tag that will trigger the security alarm towers at the entrance of the store. Make a big deal out of it and make sure an employee notices that it was you that trigger the gates as you entered. Comment that there must be something from another store in their bag that triggered the gates. Ask them if they want to hold onto your bag while you shop and just pick it up on the way out. Find the items you want and conceal them on your body. If you still have your bag you may want to put items underneath the items you brought in. Remember though an alert staff may want to look into your bag as you leave. Before you leave find the employee that saw you come in tell them that as you go out you might set of the alarms again. When you trigger the gates again, just keep on walking. False Alarm Have a friend enter the store a few minutes before you do and act as if you do not know each. You collect the items that you wish to take while your friend gets a few low dollar items and purchases them. As they leave the store you will walk out right behind them. As they reach the alarm towers have them hesitate a little as you walk through setting off the alarm. You discreetly keep on walking while your friend stops and draws all the attention by looking confused with the bags. They should be very co-operative and happily opens all of their bags for the employee to see yet nothing they have will triggers the gates again. Give an explanation of the False Alarm by saying that it must be cell phone interference. Decoy Alarm You place an active tag into another shoppers bag while they are not paying attention. This works especially well with someone with children. You follow closely behind them as they walk through the alarm towers. The active tag will set off the alarm and the unsuspecting shopper will stop, as you continue to walk through. Parents will think that maybe their kid had something on them. All the attention will be on them as you leave the store. Suspicious Friend Have a friend enter the store a few minutes before you do and act as if you do not know each other. The friend will walk around the store acting very suspicious. Picking up items and putting them into a pocket making sure that they are seen, but not being obvious. When an employee sees someone acting suspicious they will begin watch that person. You then proceed to the opposite side of the store and retrieve the merchandise that you wish to take. Make any necessary adjustments to the items in order to remove them and then leave. Your friend should place any objects that where concealed back and then depart. If they are stopped while exiting they can easy prove that they didn’t take anything. The Bathroom Heist You need two people for this. Have a friend go into the store a few minutes after you. You go in and select whatever you want. The second person will have already entered the store and gone into the restroom. Have them wait in a stall. You go in with the merchandise. Go into the other stall next to your friend. Peek down at your friend’s shoes to make sure they are really next to you. Hand the merchandise under the stall, have them conceal the item and walk out first, leaving the store. You wait a couple of minutes, and then leave. If you are approached while leaving the store say you don’t know what they are talking about because you didn’t take anything. You decided not to buy anything and set the item down. You don’t what happened to it, it is not your reasonability to keep track of stores stuff. Do not admit to anything.!. You did nothing wrong and Loss Prevention will have to let you go. Grazing This commonly happens at a grocery store. While you are walking around shopping, you pick up some food such as candy, and eat it. If questioned you say that you entered the store with the item. When you are done with the item you discard the empty package on a shelf. Out The Wrong Door Some stores will have a separate one way entrance and exit doors. The entrance door will normally not have an alarm and can not be opened from the inside of the store. The alarm towers will be on the exit doors. This method will require two people or the help of an unsuspecting customer. You go in and retrieve merchandise from the store and conceal it. When you are ready to leave the store with your items, you wait at the entrance door. Have your friend open the entrance door for you as you walk out. You could do this without a friends help. Just wait by the entrance as a customer comes in and grab the door before it closes and walk out. Walk Out You go into a store and shop like you normally would collecting as many expensive items as you can carry. As long as your appearance and attitude are not of a suspicious nature you should go unnoticed. Once you have collected your items just walk out and go to your car and leave. This is easily done in small clothing shops that do not have Loss Prevention. The sales associates will be slow to react. It could also be done in large department stores that have multiple entrances as long as you have a friend waiting in a car ready to leave. If the store has only Ink Tags you may not even be noticed as you leave. If an alarm sounds, then continue to walk calmly out the door. Grab and Run You enter a store with prior knowledge of what you are looking for. You move toward the merchandise you wish to take. Once you have the merchandise then proceed to the nearest store exit, very quickly. I recommend two people, one as a driver and the other as the runner. Before entering the parking lot for the store, remove the license plate. Coordinate watches and have a set time that the car will pull up the door. Before dashing out, make sure the driver knows to open the rear passenger door. This way you can just run out and dive into the back as the driver peels off because employees are sure to follow you out. Find a safe place to reattach your license plate. Due to the short time that you are inside the store, the people who attempt this are rarely caught, or in some cases even detected. Also a group of people can rush a store and grab as much merchandise as possible and then rush out. The speed with which this happens and the large numbers of people involved make it very difficult to stop. Emergency Exits This a very old technique and still may work from time to time especially during the holidays. A person gathers a lot of expensive merchandise into a cart and goes to the nearest Emergency Exits . You grab all of your items, push the bar that sets off an alarm and open the door. Have a friend in a car waiting right outside the door for a fast get away. You need to remember that exits will usually have cameras watching them and all of your actions and your face could be recorded. Emergency exits will all have alarms and the newer ones are on a time release. This means when you hit it, it will not open for 10 seconds after the alarm goes off. Loss Prevention are very aware of this tactic and will be watching for suspicious behavior around these doors. Casher Scanning An easy scam done by a cashier is to have a barcode stuck on the inside of their wrist so when a friend wishes to purchase something, instead of swiping the item the cashier actually swipes their wrist. This is effective when purchasing fifty dollar video games, which will actually ring up a couple packs of gum. This method eludes security cameras since it looks like an actual sale transaction is taking place. Receipt Matching This technique requires that you already have a receipt for the merchandise that you are going to return. You could search either retailer’s parking lot or trashcans looking for receipts that have a high dollar item on it paid for in cash. The problems with this is that stores try to prevent this type of return by installing outdoor cameras to watch the parking lots. Some will also have a greater who will give you a sticker when you enter with a return. This prevents people from acquiring items from within the store to return. Newer stores now have their return desk entrance separate from the store entrance to prevent you from doing this. If these are not issues then enter the store and compare the items on the receipt to the merchandise in the store. Once the you find a match take the merchandise to the return area and receive money for it. Receipt Passing With this technique you need a partner who waits out side as you enter the store. You select an expensive item and proceed to the checkout and purchase the item. Outside of the store you Pass the receipt and the stores bag off to your partner while you take the item to your car. With the receipt and bag concealed the second person goes into the store and finds the same item. they will then inconspicuously place the item into the bag and pick up a cheaper item on the way to the registers. With the receipt in hand they pay for the cheap item telling the casher they thought that they had better get this item before they leave. Fake Returns You go to the returns desk with a receipt and a box that contains a used or broken item, or something that has the same weight as the original item. This is best done when the return cashiers are busy and will not open the package. It also helps to have completely resealed the box and saying that it has never been opened. You would just like to have something different. However most high dollar items and almost all electronics will have a serial number on the outside of the box and it will be scanned at time of purchase. If it is returned, it will have to match the serial number on the item inside the box. They will open the box to double check it. You should have purchased the original item with cash so as to leave no evidence pointing to you. Receipt printing This method is a little more involved then most techniques because it requires you to have a thermal printer and receipt paper from the store you wish to make returns to. This can only be done with stores that do not use Bar-coding identification on the receipts. You purchase a few high value items with cash and gain a receipt that you can then copy. You proceed to make multiple copies of the same receipt so that you can use them to return items that you have taken from the store for a cash refund. Receipt-less returns This is a way of receiving cash or a store merchandise card without a receipt. You could attempt to remove items from off of the sales floor, walk up to the return desk, say that you lost your receipt and you would like to receive a refund. Unfortunately this is a risky move because Loss Prevention might be watching you as you go the return desk. After concealing the items, you leave the store. You would then proceed to another store and return the item there with out a receipt. Most stores will now require you to have a photo ID to return an item without a receipt and will limit how many returns you can make in a year. Large dollar amounts will always have to be approved by a supervisor. You can have fake Ids made up so that you can return more often to a store. Fence Sliding In stores that have garden centers one may be capable of sliding small expensive items under the fence. You then leave out the exit and come around to where slide your item under the fence. Or you could slide it to a waiting friend on the other side. Just remember to watch for those outdoor cameras. Key & Serial Numbers Many people download versions of games or software from the internet but cannot use the full version without a valid license. There are a couple ways of obtaining a license without removing the merchandise from the store. Take the item into a blind spot so that the packaging can be removed. Conceal the item and then take it into the privacy of a bathroom or dressing room to remove the packaging. Copy the serial number and then place the package in an inconspicuous place away from prying eyes. Defective Software A person buys a piece of software from a computer store, exits, opens the software, and records the serial number / CD key for single license of the software purchased. After at least a few hours the same person re-enters the store where he bought the software and complains to customer service that the installation disc is defective. Most computer store policies allow same-item exchange for opened computer software, so the person is given a different copy of the same software. The person now has two licenses after only paying for one. Self-Checkout It is possible to pass small items expensive items or large items through the self checkout without scanning them. You can do this if you have a lot of items you are purchasing. You can take a large item and pretend to scan it and place it right into the bag at the same time you pick up on the bag and place into your cart. The bagging area has a weigh scale that checks the weight of the scanned items. If there is a discrepancy, the supervising attendant is signaled to come to the station for assistance. The object is to never let the unscanned item sit in the bagging area. The scales will some times miss small light items so you could place multiple items into a bag without the computer noticing it. Beware - these checkout lanes are watched very closely by LP. Most have a camera overhead watching what you scan and a computer screen off site mirroring what your scanning. Barcode Counterfeiting While you are shopping you find an expensive item that you wish to have. You also noticed a cheaper version of the same item. You copy the numbers down from the UPC / Barcode off of the cheaper item. You can find bar coding applications and information on the internet that will generate a bar code for you. Print one out on a sticky label and then take it back into the store and place it over the barcode of the expensive item. Go through the checkout process, make a payment, have any security tags deactivated by the cashier and then walk out without arousing suspicion with your new item. Ticket Switching You find an item on clearance and remove the clearance tag. You then find a similar high dollar item and apply the clearance tag to it. You then bring the high dollar item to an unsuspecting cashier and pay for it at a clearance price. Unfortunately most retailers today now utilize electronic barcodes that when scanned will ring up the correct price. Gift Card Cloning With this tactic you go into a store and remove a bunch of Gift Cards that have no value. With a card reader you obtain the numbers off of the magnetic strip on the back of the cards and make copies of them. You then return the cards and wait for a customer to activate one. Once activated and money is added to the card the value is also then passed to the cloned card. Opps - Did I Do That When a person takes their place in the check out line with the items they intend to take, and pay for only one of those items while holding what they want to take in full view to cause confusion but avoid suspicion due to their apparent intention of payment. If the unlikely event of being caught, they could simply pass off the attempt as accidental.
ridiculous long list of collected tips.
michael’s -no chase policy -cameras above the doors and registers -blind spots: knitting/embroidering, woodcrafts, paints, plants; avoid other customers -nothing is tagged -dress niceish -best if you go by yourself -go either an hour or two after opening or closing
victoria’s secret -no lp -bras are tagged, panties are not -no chase policy
terrible companies -too faced -lush -the body shop -urban outfitters -american apparel -whole foods -trader joe’s
starbucks -four cameras: over the door, over the safe, over the register & over the manager’s desk in the back. manager’s don’t have access to the camera footage; they can only access it after an ‘incident’ has occurred -no chase policy -watch out for other customers -bagged coffee and mugs make nice presents and are only inventoried once a month. -nothing is tagged -the fridge with juices and salads cannot be seen from the barista side of the counter. baristas not held liable for it -instant coffees are pretty good and there are cute mugs around christmas -don’t be a scumbag and steal from the tip jar jfc
general -double-check for secutiry tags -sensors inside cardboard tags in clothing -just double-check everything -if you’re lifting all day with your car, keep an empty gym bag in your backseat and dump stuff there in between stores -if the barcode is printed on the product and it is not a sticker, it won’t go off! -if you can, detag/conceal/etc in the men’s dressing room -bring your signifcant other and kiss them passionately if an SA is looking at you -grab two of everything you want - steal one and keep the other in the basket -be confident -don’t get cocky -be careful -if it feels wrong, put it back -browse openly -scope out the places beforehand -the umbrella method: close the umbrella most of the way and drop small items in it (pracitce at home!) -dress like a rich snobby white kid: skinny jeans with boots and a north face & infinity scarf
sephora -never just go in, lift and leave -look around and test out shades. have a question about stuff you’re looking at ready. -test everything. look interested in makeup and new to high end stuff -carry a bag from somewhere else that’s deep enough to shut at the top; ex. forever 21 bags -have a smaller purse and have like a hat or a pair of gloves or something (in the winter) that you can shuffle around in the bag so if an SA spots you mid-conceal or comes around a corner, etc, you can grab your gloves/hat/etc and put them on like you’re getting ready to leave the mall -listen to SA’s on their headsets. if you hear “so and so needs a bag”, drop and run -never lift from a jc penney sephora -if you lift from sephora and feel weird after, go to a place young people usually don’t go. then leave super hard. -it helps to be carrying something expensive with you, or wearing it. look expensive. have expensive taste. -if an SA asks you what you’re wearing for makeup now, always say something expensive. “nars sheer glow and a little bareMinerals powder” works for me. fake expensive taste. -don’t wear headphones. -don’t wear a beanie. -wear lipstick in a noticeable shade. wearing a bright bold lip will make it look you know what you’re doing. if you don’t, go in on a day you won’t be lifing and ask for a tutorial on how to do a lip. -wear heels. youll look classier. -take pictures of things. if an SA shows you an item, take a picture; you’ll look genuinely interested. -if you’re about to leave but feel like someone is onto you, stop and play with a foundation. ask for help finding your shade and ask for a sample. the whole process takes a really long time. act sincerely interested. talk about your current foundation (use an expensive one) and say it breaks you out a bit or dries you out. make it sound worse. have a whole conversation. -when leaving, do not look around at other people. do not. go from looking at a product, checking your phone/the time, then leave. this works well. fake a phone call! say “yeah, i’m just in sephora, i’m leaving in two seconds. where did you want to meet? okay! see you soon.” mentioning the store is pretty helpful. -be really nice.
ulta -some ultas use soft RFID tags on their palettes/expensive items -if there are no blind spots, you can make one by facing the opposite way of the camera, or standing behind a partner -wear something fashionable. do your makeup well. break out your brand-name items… look expensive. look like you can buy that whole store if you wanted to. -bring a big bag; one that has structure so that SAs can’t tell if it’s full or not. lots of lifters like the Michael Kors Jet Set or Selma tote. -walk in; if you’re greeted say hello and smile back -grab an ulta shopping bag. place it in the crook of your elbow. leave your purse up by your shoulder until you can get to a blind spot. -test stuff! -put some stuff in your ulta bag! try putting two of the things you want so it’s not as sus. fill it up with items so it won’t be as noticeable on camera. -find your blind spot and move your purse to the crook of your elbow. conceal. don’t linger. -put the stuff you don’t want back! -if you have a bad feeling, ditch and go -perfumes are super tagged don’t even think about it -don’t park anywhere near it so they can’t track your plates after you leave, just in case -best time: weekday evenings and weekend afternoons -go to prestige and take like one minute, then pick out some random item, then get a shopping bag so it looks like you actually want things -have a question ready, ask for a product they don’t have -blind spots: high-end skincare aisle, low-end haircare aisle, clearance? -do your best to look nice and cute! confidence is key -if you’re not getting good vibes, it’s okay to leave!
old navy -nothing is tagged and there are no cameras??? -dressing rooms aren’t monitored
groceries -go to the biggest 24/7 grocery store and scope it out at like 3-4 am -get a small cart with 2 layers and put two big reusable grocery bags there, open. put your groceries in there while you shop. then just walk out -it’s important that you scope it out before actually going. make sure nobody is stationed at the doors at all times. -if you’re nervous and there’s nobody at the door, walk out looking at an old receipt like you’re looking at how much you spent or the taxes or whatever
urban outfitters -find a store that gives out large paper bags with those stringy handles. ask for a couple for a project on ‘branding’ or something. fill up like a quarter of the space to make it look normal. -there are magnet sensors -little items like books, home accessories, and jewelry can be carried in your hands; find a spot where no one can see you and just stuff what you want into your bag. corners are always good
lush -blindspot in the back of the store with the foot scrubs
for specific things -amiibos aren’t tagged -lift more cotton panties because all that polyester shit ain’t good for your lil gnome garden (via liftinglily)
office depot -nothing is tagged -nobody cares -cute stationary
gap -dressing rooms aren’t monitored -only some things are tagged
icing -no tags
claire’s -fake tags/no tags
sally’s beauty supply -no cameras -no-chase policy -between 5 and 8pm is your best shot -an hour or so after they open is the best time to lift something large; another person doesn’t come in until 10:30 or 11:00
lifting bag -large structured bag so that you can’t tell when it’s full or not
hot topic -the corners are good -bracelets are probably tagged
pier 1 -nothing is tagged -cameras are to monitor employee theft -nice candles, jewelry, scarves, stationary and trinkets
barnes & noble -cameras in toys/collectibles, the music/dvds, comics, the gift card/accessories area, and the sitting/reading area -good blond spot: classic lit -books are tagged sporadically -get a cup of coffee!!
–> message me if you have any corrections or anything!
Great tips! Thanks for putting it together!
So glad I just saw this lmao
Just need to add that the tips about Michaels are almost opposite of what it’s like near me. The tips are 100% wrong. I love these lists, but I definitely take them with a grain of salt.
does sephora have rfid tags on everything, are cameras watched?
ridiculous long list of collected tips.
michael’s -no chase policy -cameras above the doors and registers -blind spots: knitting/embroidering, woodcrafts, paints, plants; avoid other customers -nothing is tagged -dress niceish -best if you go by yourself -go either an hour or two after opening or closing
victoria’s secret -no lp -bras are tagged, panties are not -no chase policy
terrible companies -too faced -lush -the body shop -urban outfitters -american apparel -whole foods -trader joe’s
starbucks -four cameras: over the door, over the safe, over the register & over the manager’s desk in the back. manager’s don’t have access to the camera footage; they can only access it after an ‘incident’ has occurred -no chase policy -watch out for other customers -bagged coffee and mugs make nice presents and are only inventoried once a month. -nothing is tagged -the fridge with juices and salads cannot be seen from the barista side of the counter. baristas not held liable for it -instant coffees are pretty good and there are cute mugs around christmas -don’t be a scumbag and steal from the tip jar jfc
general -double-check for secutiry tags -sensors inside cardboard tags in clothing -just double-check everything -if you’re lifting all day with your car, keep an empty gym bag in your backseat and dump stuff there in between stores -if the barcode is printed on the product and it is not a sticker, it won’t go off! -if you can, detag/conceal/etc in the men’s dressing room -bring your signifcant other and kiss them passionately if an SA is looking at you -grab two of everything you want - steal one and keep the other in the basket -be confident -don’t get cocky -be careful -if it feels wrong, put it back -browse openly -scope out the places beforehand -the umbrella method: close the umbrella most of the way and drop small items in it (pracitce at home!) -dress like a rich snobby white kid: skinny jeans with boots and a north face & infinity scarf
sephora -never just go in, lift and leave -look around and test out shades. have a question about stuff you’re looking at ready. -test everything. look interested in makeup and new to high end stuff -carry a bag from somewhere else that’s deep enough to shut at the top; ex. forever 21 bags -have a smaller purse and have like a hat or a pair of gloves or something (in the winter) that you can shuffle around in the bag so if an SA spots you mid-conceal or comes around a corner, etc, you can grab your gloves/hat/etc and put them on like you’re getting ready to leave the mall -listen to SA’s on their headsets. if you hear “so and so needs a bag”, drop and run -never lift from a jc penney sephora -if you lift from sephora and feel weird after, go to a place young people usually don’t go. then leave super hard. -it helps to be carrying something expensive with you, or wearing it. look expensive. have expensive taste. -if an SA asks you what you’re wearing for makeup now, always say something expensive. “nars sheer glow and a little bareMinerals powder” works for me. fake expensive taste. -don’t wear headphones. -don’t wear a beanie. -wear lipstick in a noticeable shade. wearing a bright bold lip will make it look you know what you’re doing. if you don’t, go in on a day you won’t be lifing and ask for a tutorial on how to do a lip. -wear heels. youll look classier. -take pictures of things. if an SA shows you an item, take a picture; you’ll look genuinely interested. -if you’re about to leave but feel like someone is onto you, stop and play with a foundation. ask for help finding your shade and ask for a sample. the whole process takes a really long time. act sincerely interested. talk about your current foundation (use an expensive one) and say it breaks you out a bit or dries you out. make it sound worse. have a whole conversation. -when leaving, do not look around at other people. do not. go from looking at a product, checking your phone/the time, then leave. this works well. fake a phone call! say “yeah, i’m just in sephora, i’m leaving in two seconds. where did you want to meet? okay! see you soon.” mentioning the store is pretty helpful. -be really nice.
ulta -some ultas use soft RFID tags on their palettes/expensive items -if there are no blind spots, you can make one by facing the opposite way of the camera, or standing behind a partner -wear something fashionable. do your makeup well. break out your brand-name items… look expensive. look like you can buy that whole store if you wanted to. -bring a big bag; one that has structure so that SAs can’t tell if it’s full or not. lots of lifters like the Michael Kors Jet Set or Selma tote. -walk in; if you’re greeted say hello and smile back -grab an ulta shopping bag. place it in the crook of your elbow. leave your purse up by your shoulder until you can get to a blind spot. -test stuff! -put some stuff in your ulta bag! try putting two of the things you want so it’s not as sus. fill it up with items so it won’t be as noticeable on camera. -find your blind spot and move your purse to the crook of your elbow. conceal. don’t linger. -put the stuff you don’t want back! -if you have a bad feeling, ditch and go -perfumes are super tagged don’t even think about it -don’t park anywhere near it so they can’t track your plates after you leave, just in case -best time: weekday evenings and weekend afternoons -go to prestige and take like one minute, then pick out some random item, then get a shopping bag so it looks like you actually want things -have a question ready, ask for a product they don’t have -blind spots: high-end skincare aisle, low-end haircare aisle, clearance? -do your best to look nice and cute! confidence is key -if you’re not getting good vibes, it’s okay to leave!
old navy -nothing is tagged and there are no cameras??? -dressing rooms aren’t monitored
groceries -go to the biggest 24/7 grocery store and scope it out at like 3-4 am -get a small cart with 2 layers and put two big reusable grocery bags there, open. put your groceries in there while you shop. then just walk out -it’s important that you scope it out before actually going. make sure nobody is stationed at the doors at all times. -if you’re nervous and there’s nobody at the door, walk out looking at an old receipt like you’re looking at how much you spent or the taxes or whatever
urban outfitters -find a store that gives out large paper bags with those stringy handles. ask for a couple for a project on ‘branding’ or something. fill up like a quarter of the space to make it look normal. -there are magnet sensors -little items like books, home accessories, and jewelry can be carried in your hands; find a spot where no one can see you and just stuff what you want into your bag. corners are always good
lush -blindspot in the back of the store with the foot scrubs
for specific things -amiibos aren’t tagged -lift more cotton panties because all that polyester shit ain’t good for your lil gnome garden (via liftinglily)
office depot -nothing is tagged -nobody cares -cute stationary
gap -dressing rooms aren’t monitored -only some things are tagged
icing -no tags
claire’s -fake tags/no tags
sally’s beauty supply -no cameras -no-chase policy -between 5 and 8pm is your best shot -an hour or so after they open is the best time to lift something large; another person doesn’t come in until 10:30 or 11:00
lifting bag -large structured bag so that you can’t tell when it’s full or not
hot topic -the corners are good -bracelets are probably tagged
pier 1 -nothing is tagged -cameras are to monitor employee theft -nice candles, jewelry, scarves, stationary and trinkets
barnes & noble -cameras in toys/collectibles, the music/dvds, comics, the gift card/accessories area, and the sitting/reading area -good blond spot: classic lit -books are tagged sporadically -get a cup of coffee!!
–> message me if you have any corrections or anything!
Great tips! Thanks for putting it together!
So glad I just saw this lmao
Just need to add that the tips about Michaels are almost opposite of what it’s like near me. The tips are 100% wrong. I love these lists, but I definitely take them with a grain of salt.
does sephora have rfid tags on everything, are cameras watched?
lifting gc :)
just reblog this and ill add u 💗 not adding people who only like this post. must be a lifting blog.
🧚🏻♀️✨Makeup/Necessities Lift List✨🧚🏻♀️
I don’t really wear makeup so if I’m missing anything feel free to add in! These are just things you’d want to have 24/7 or while traveling.
Foundation
Concealer
Powder
Lip balm/gloss
A powder that can multitask as eyeshadow, blush, etc
Eyebrow pencil
Lashes, lash glue
Moisturizer
Face wash
Body lotion
Mini razor, shaving cream
Advil
Tampons/Pads/Cup
Wipes (makeup, hygienic, regular)
Manicure set
Hand cream
Perfume (roll on, people with asthma can have an attack if you spray near them)
Mints, candy
Mini toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash
Cash (preferably $20+, always replenish this after being used)
Charger cable with the adapter
Portable charger
Tissues
A pen
Hand sanitizer
Headphones
Portable straw, cutlery set, water bottle
Light sweater
Nail glue (if you wear nails and one happens to break)
Deodorant
Dry shampoo
🧚🏻♀️🎁✨ Christmas Gift Lift List ✨🎁🧚🏻♀️
With christmas coming up, I thought it would be nice to share some gift ideas! Anything on here can be for any gender, just go on what you know they like! The you section will be what you can ask for for Christmas. This is usually hard since we always get what we want!
For Them:
Clothing
Books
DVDs (movies)
CDs (music)
Games (ex: Sims for PC)
Fandom items
Toys/Clothing for their pets
Face masks
Hydroflask/any water bottle
Snacks
Stationary
Body care (lotion, face wash, etc)
Shoes
Blankets
Phone accessories (chargers, cases, etc)
Jewelry for piercings
Piercing care solution (if they have/get a lot of piercings; ex: Sällys Ear Care Solution [works for any piercing])
Jackets/Cold weather gear (ex: gloves, thick socks, sweaters, etc)
Shower set (body wash, body scrub, loofah, matching perfume, etc)
Bath bombs
Shower set
Lüsh items (Gorgeous, R&B, Breath of Fresh Air, etc)
Candles
Makeup
Perfume/Cologne
Nail polish
Nail supplies
Hair masks
Hair coloring supplies (if they color their hair a lot)
Lash Serum (Ex: Pëtër Thömäs Röth, Ulta)
Jewelry
Crystals
Lip balm/glosses
Home decor
Instax/Instax film
Robe
Bath salts
Mini arcade games (ex: Arcade Classics Pac-Man Mini Arcade Game, Wälmärt)
For You:
Stuff you might not be able to lift or feel comfortable stealing, or just everyday things;
Shoes
Purses
Waist trainer (say it’s for working out)
Necessities (stuff from your everyday routines, ex: face wash, body wash, concealer, etc)
Boots (Uggs, Timbs)
Bulky clothing (sweaters, etc)
Pandora/Name brand jewelry
Makeup (stuff from Sëphörä, Ültä)
Perfume/Cologne
Clothes
Designer anything (MK wallet/bag, Polo Jacket, etc)
Cash
Games for your console
Amazon gift card (to buy your magnet, & anything else)
Blankets
Beats headphones
Airpods
Anything you’ve ever wanted to lift but was in too big of a package
Stuff from a store you’ve been caught at or banned from / scared to lift from
Tickets to a concert/play/movie
tips for lush
this is my process for how i lift from lush! it works for me and hopefully it works for you!
1) before i walk in the store i’ll look for cameras very quickly (although i don’t think lush is known to have cameras) and i’ll take note of how many SAs i see! this just helps me get a feel for the store and makes me feel more comfortable and prepared.
2) i’ll enter the store and walk over to look at some products and an SA usually is by my side pretty quickly. they’ll greet me and i’ll greet them back and immediately ask a question about a product. this will show you’re curious and interested in the products and is helpful in building a rapport with an SA. if you don’t know much about lush products you can either ask all you want to know about the store or do research on the products online beforehand to have a better grasp of what questions to ask about certain products.
3) usually the SA will put a whole bunch of shit on my arm and ask me to smell it or whatever so during that process remember to seem completely invested in the products and all the info they’re giving you!
4) when i feel a lull in the conversation/interaction between the SA and i, i’ll say something along the lines of “thank you! i think i’ll just look around for now.” and they leave me alone to browse.
5) then i will go around smelling things and finding things i like and would like to lift. while i browse SAs usually don’t bother me unless the store is practically empty and i’m one of the only “customers”. if an SA does come over and ask how i’m doing, i’ll ask some questions about whatever i’m looking at and then they’ll answer and maybe show me similar products or whatever.
6) if they don’t leave me alone after that i’ll ask them for a sample of a certain product! take advantage of free samples! the SAs will always say yes and to get you a sample they go behind the desk so you’re SA-free for the time being!
7) when i find a product i want i’ll move it to a spot that i can easily conceal. it doesn’t look odd because all the different products are so close to each other anyway. then i’ll just keep finding products i like and putting it in this certain spot!
8) if the SAs are still super attentive because of the lack of other customers in the store, i’ll either ask them to get me two samples of two things (preparing two samples will take longer than preparing one, thus giving you more SA-free time!) and conceal while they’re doing that or i’ll wait for more customers to enter the store and conceal while the SA is helping other customers.
9) then i leave with a “thanks so much!” and a smile!
and that’s it! this process is specific to lush locations that are less busy so i’d definitely modify this process for a more busy location. the more busy locations are a lot easier for me because the SAs are usually not too attentive. i hope you all find this post helpful! good luck and stay safe!!!!
ooh a lush post
boosting tips part 2!
I figured I’d make a part 2 to my old boosting tips post because that post is old (but did SO well. It’s still circulating a year later) and I have more information now! The things in this post will be stuff a bit more nuanced than usual boosting tips and things I only learned after a year of boosting now. So hopefully these will help you put your best foot forward even if you’re just starting out!
1. Choose the cover photo WISELY. I know this sounds obvious, but it goes a little deeper than just making sure it shows the product without being blurry. It’s important to know which photo of the item will work best depending on what it is. For example, if the packaging is ugly, but the inside of the item isn’t, post the inside as the cover photo! Even if people don’t know what it is, a pretty photo of the inside will make them click and look further. Once, I was selling an Smashbox palette that had relatively plain/ugly packaging and I was using the packaging as the cover photo and it hadn’t sold. Once I changed the cover photo to a pic of the inside, where the pans of shadow were big and sparkly, it sold within a few days.
2. Separate yourself from the pack. The best example I can use for this is Instax cameras. There’s TONS of Instax cameras for sale on Posh/Mercari/Ebay and all of the listings are relatively the same. I make my Instax’s sell faster than others by including an extra set of film with it, even if it’s just a 10-pack. It’s even better if the film is the colorful/black and white kind, because this is unusual. Make sure both the camera and the extra set of film are BOTH in the cover photo. Another tip for this is trying to lift a unique color (the light greens go FAST and are hard to find). If you’re selling a palette during Christmas time, try to drop the price by $5 from the rest of the listings and take a photo of the product with some Christmas lights or something. This makes yours the one everyone’s eyes go to when they search for that specific palette and a billion similar listings show up.
3. Make bundle discounts and advertise it by making it a separate listing. I see people on Posh do this all the time. Download a text on photo app, make a pic of text that says, for example, “bundle any 3 $20 items and receive an offer for all for $40!” and post it to your page, then share it enough to keep the post at the top of your closet. Make posts that say you’re having a closet clear out and all offers will be considered (even if you don’t plan to consider all offers).
4. Try not to get offended by lowball offers. Lowball offers at least let you know that people are interested, and if you counter with your lowest offer (even if the offer is a lot higher than their lowball offer) sometimes people still accept it because they only lowballed you to see how low you would go. The more items you sell and the cheaper you sell them for, the more offers you will get. The more offers you get, the more exposure you get. The more exposure you get means eventually you’ll sell most of your things for face value.
5. Write in the description of the item what it comes with. Even if it’s just a palette, write, “comes with box, plastic protective sleeve over shadows, original brush,” etc. Also, utilize the term “still in original packaging” as much as possible.
6. Make a theme on your page just like you do with your Instagram. Either make a set-up for your photos where you take all of the pictures of your items, or make sure the lighting/color tones and schemes are similar. This might sound silly but it makes your page more appealing to the eye, which in turn makes people more inclined to scroll down it to see all of the items you have to offer, not just the things you’ve recently listed/shared.
7. Similar to that ^, try to make your listings cohesive item-wise (but not so cohesive that they’re all the same and you have no variety.) For example, if you’re selling an Instax, pick up some film too and in the description of the camera listing write, “check out my closet for separate deals on film. Bundle & save!” If you lift a Urban Decay lipstick, try lifting a lipgloss/liquid lipstick in the same or similar shades. These lip products are in the same vein and will make people more likely to bundle or, ifthey see the lipstick and think to themselves, “man I wish they had this but in lipgloss instead of lipstick,” you’ll have that too.
8. The best times to list/share your listings seem to be Saturday nights and Sunday mornings. Also lunch breaks during weekdays (11pm-1pm). Saturday and Sunday are when people are most inclined to buy because they’ve recently been paid, and lunch breaks are when most people are on their phones scrolling aimlessly.
If you have other tips feel free to add them here! Good luck boosting guys! (This and a month or two after Christmas are the best times to do it!)
i,,,, am in love with this post
My winter lifting goals
Just bc I thought it would be fun; might add more later as I think of things.
+ new uggs (like the longer ones not the short ones)✔️
+ a cute wintery phone case
+ hot cocoa packettes
+ cute mugs for aforementioned hot cocoa
+ a new coat. Like a cute peacoat or something
+ a new bag like a nice neautral structured mk bag or something
+ gloves (Kate spade ones with bows) ✔️
+ ornaments for my tree, duh.
+ a cute winter hat
+ a nice big flannel scarf ✔️
Omg let’s all make lists! I’m thinking cute black loafers to waltz around in the house and some satin robes ! Winter is calling for knee high boots and a long coat. The mood for this winter is thiCk scarves and spicy pumpkin soup. I’m really bout to steal a whole pumpkin 🥂
+knee high boots
+beret
+scarves
+coat
+satin robe
+loafers/mules
+a fucking pumpkin
+hydrating moisturiser
+pretty underwear
+body scrub
+candles
+small bag, similar to little lifner lady bag on cognac
+wrap shirts - cute for dinner with the boyf and being an elegant slim thick bby 🍒😈
I love lists!!
* a whole ass pumpkin, or 2
* hoodies
* shirts
* structured purse (still don’t have one)
* more shoes
* scarf
* gloves
* a decent winter coat
* hats
* home decor
* pet supplies and toys
* the usuals: underwear, skin care and makeup
I haven’t had a warm coat for YEARS. I feel extra poor when I think about it so I need to do something about that
My winter is almost over ;;;;;;; (southern hemisphere boiiss) but my list would be
+lots of sapphic books to curl up in bed and read
+this one beanie that literally says “beanie”
+stockings and pantyhose
+starbucks mugs
+purple lipstick and nail polish
ooo i love a good list. it just started raining for the first time yesterday and it’s really got me in the mood for winter!!
- cute comfy beds for my kitties
- a ton of hoodies and sweatshirts
- some nice black opaque tights
- lot of leggings!
- hot cocoa
- some cozy blankets/comforters
- more candles/incense
- good books
- christmas decor (i am the biggest sucker for xmas decorating)
- beanies in all colors!!
- winter coat
- cute comfy boots
- tons of adorable coffee mugs
- cozy pajamas!!!!!
im so hype for this winter